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After April 10th registration fee increases to $110. Please scan the QR code on the flyer or use the active link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KXWV66R. Deadline for application to the office by February 9, 2024. Please take advantage of this matching program and your contribution will go twice as far to help Clay County families in need. This year we will be offering our Holiday Special again! Matt's Ministry is partnering with the Brasstown Community Center to create a Community Food Pantry. Every Thursday...from the comfort of your own living room.... Admission to the performance is not included with the VIP Meet & Greet ticket. This is a separate upgrade that must be purchased in advance. Speakers range from local area Godly women to well known singers and speakers. Clay County Chamber Director Jim Rich is featured on WKRK Radio every Friday at 2:10 p.m. to discuss local happenings. The ensemble's big harmonies, intricate melodies and lush textures rain upon both original and reimagined traditional material. The Legacy of Jazz Concert Series is proud to present "Unforgettable", the life and music of Nat King Cole. Join us for a delicious Pancake Breakfast to benefit the Hamilton Gardens! Sponsored by Towns County Lions Club. This year's concert features trumpeter Alex Holguin, a native of Asheville. Tickets available at the door. Every Thursday....from the comfort of your own living room.... Clay County Chamber Director Jim Rich is featured on WKRK Radio every Friday at 2:10 p.m. to discuss local happenings. Grab your baskets and hop on over to the Folk School for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt! Learn to paint a beautiful sky with watercolors. Class fee is $25 all supplies included. Instructor is Verlee Jones Jesup, Georgia native Randall Bramblett is a multi-instrumentalist musician with a career in Americana, Blues, and Funk spanning four decades. Sponsored by First Free Will Baptist Church. Public welcome! Course Instructor George Owen Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). The first session covers the vast array of trails close to where the class is being held, types of hiking from beginners to ... Instructor - George Curran Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). This class will be a review of bridge basics as well as an introduction to competitive bidding and play strategies. This class will ... Instructor Cy Sineath Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). Ukulele 101 is all about having fun playing this simple little 4 stringed instrument with a group of like-minded, fun-loving strummers. ... Instructor Evelyn Moore Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). Taking a blank piece of cross stitch material and following a printed chart, you create a beautiful design. We will learn how to ... Course Instructor - Stephan Banakas Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). This class will combine basic photographic skills with Spring wildflowers as the primary subjects to be photographed. Each ... Course Instructor George Gaines In the ICL classroom, 862 Main St, Young Harris, GA & Gun Range. Course fee $35. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). NOTE: Materials Fee $95.00 This course is limited to ... Instructor Mark Anderson Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). YIN Yoga is a mostly seated practice with activation/balance of the body's energy centers and parasympathetic nervous system. ... Course Instructor Mark Anderson Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). Gentle Yoga is a class where traditional Hatha Yoga Postures/poses are taught. Modifications will be given to all yoga ... Course Instructor - Dr. Adam Daniels Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). This course is an exploration of what religious scholars have termed NRMs, or New Religious Movements, and their ... Course Instructor Ray Anderson Course fee $35. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). Materials Fee $99.00 It's springtime in the Blacksmith shop - Time to begin thinking the great outdoors ,garden tools each ... Course Instructor - Alan Corbett Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). Materials Fee - $10.00 This class will be an opportunity to understand the basic techniques to create a portrait, still ... Course Instructor Stephan Banakas Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). This class will combine basic photographic skills with Spring wildflowers as the primary subjects to be photographed. Each ... Course Instructor - Rabbi Yonatan Hambourger Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). ICL veteran Course Instructor, Rabbi Yonatan Hambourger is presenting an exciting new, six-week course for the ... Course Instructors Jerry A. Taylor, Towns County Historian Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). This 4 week course will cover the following topics. Local place-names of Cherokee heritage ... Instructor Barbara McMillan Course fee $20. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). Materials Fee $45.00 Welcome Spring with this colorful butterfly quilt board. This 18" board will add charm to your barn, ... John Brown, a versatile artist hailing from Fayetteville, North Carolina, is renowned as a bassist, composer, educator, and actor. Top musicians from Georgia come together to bring you the biggest hits and classic from these icons of classic and progressive rock. Join us at Foxhole Farmhouse for a Super Foods cooking class! Which foods have the most positive impact on your health? Instructor Ann Powell Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). Mah-Jongg is a game that originated in China and is similar to the Western card game rummy. It is a game of skill, strategy, and ... Instructor - Billie Shelburn Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). Materials Fee - $25.00 per each class (4) Watercolor paints are easy once you have learned the easy way to use them. You ... Instructor Ann Powell Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). Learn to play and enjoy various card games with others, challenge your brain and take a break from our daily lives and just have fun! If ... Instructor Sharon Harkavy Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). This class is for beginners. You will learn the rules of pickleball, proper ball handling techniques, dinking the ball, serving and ... If you can't attend the festival in person but don't want to miss the fun, you can sign up for an "online viewing" ticket and join us virtually. Spend a day in the most beautiful part of North Georgia - Hiawassee and the stunning Hamilton Gardens. Instructor Dr. Ray Ashurst Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). All of us have suffered some type of loss in our lives. It may be from a divorce, a move away from our hometown, our child leaving ... The first musical group to sell 2 million records with their pop classic, “Up On The Roof”. Together with their band, Darin and Brooke Aldridge have enjoyed top spots on multiple music charts. Course Instructor Barbara Keyes Course Fee $20.00 (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). NOTE: Materials Fee $15.00 Who doesn't want a festive chicken in their decor? Henrietta is strutting her stuff just ... Matt's Ministry is partnering with the Brasstown Community Center to create a Community Food Pantry. "A Celebration of All Things Spring 2024" Come sit a spell at the Corner Coffee & Wine Shop.... Dustin Lynch has "built one of the most consistent recording careers in modern country music” (Billboard), achieving eight #1s, four Top 5 albums, 10 GOLD and PLATINUM certified singles, and tallying over 5.4 BILLION cumulative global streams. His ... Join the Queen, Princesses, and Princes for a Tea Party filled with sweet treats, dancing, games, and unforgettable memories. Course Instructor Barbara Keyes Course fee $20. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). NOTE: Materials Fee $15.00 Wish you were in Tuscany? Create an " old world" landscape of topiary trees on a 8x10 ... Enjoy an evening in Eller Holler at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds! There will be craft vendors, food court, & talented musicians. Thursdays April 25th - May 23rd from 6pm-9pm! Admission is $10.00.
The event is rain or shine. Alcoholic Beverages ... Get ready to have your socks knocked off and your heart racing with The Barricade Boys! Les Miz, Mamma Mia, West Side Story, Phantom, and more! This classic car show features fun for the whole family and will include music, food trucks, arts and crafts, an auction, prizes and a raffle. Spectator admission is $10/per person. Children 12 & under are free! YOUR BLOOD IS NEEDED! ONLINE REGISTRATION AT REDCROSSBLOOD.ORG AND ENTER SPONSOR CODE : "FREEWILLBAPTISTCHURCH" Lovingly incorporating five decades of Olivia Newton-John's music! Come carry an American Flag. End the stigma: Be the one to save a veteran. Celebrate May Day with us! Join us for our annual May Day Parade & Maypole Dance! Course Instructor Joyce Clair Course fee $20. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). NOTE: Materials Fee $20.00 No experience needed to play with colorful alcohol inks. Instructor will demo easy painting ... After more than four decades together, 38 SPECIAL continues to bring their signature blast of Southern Rock to over 100 cities a year. And at each and every show, thousands of audience members are amazed by the explosive power of the band's ... A fun festival on the stage. Reviving a decade-old tradition of yarn-spinning, tall tale-telling, and big fib-stretching, where music sets the tone. From the liar’s bench at the hardware store to the possum drop. Sink your teeth into a slice of ... Classically trained pianists come together to play from the classical piano repertoire. The pianists, all from the local area, strive to create the magic that is the soundscape of compositions written just for the piano by master composers. ... Instructor - Ann Marie Stanczyk Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). Materials Fee - $40.00 We all like to gather with family and loved ones for birthdays, anniversaries, or various social ... Are you ready to make a difference with us - One Step At A Time? Instructor - Billie Shelburn Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $30 annually if not already a member). Materials Fee - $25.00 per class (4) Spring into the beauty of our mountain splendor with acrylic bright colors on canvas. ... Checks or cash only. No pets allowed in the Discovery Garden. Run for the Rhodos is a unique, blossoming event presented by Hamilton Gardens of the entertainment rich Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds nestled in exceptionally scenic Hiawassee, Georgia. This runner/walker friendly 5K experience offers racers a woodland ... The season concludes on May 5 with Atlanta’s acclaimed Vega String Quartet. Plein air artists from all over the southeast will be competing for $2,000 + in awards. The public is invited to come and watch the artists as they paint in beautiful Hamilton Gardens, views of Lake Chatuge, or any thing that might strike a creative ... The Hiawassee Highlands Wine Festival will be on Saturday, May 11th. Enjoy music by Wyatt Espalin & friends on two stages, arts and crafts, food trucks, and tours of the blooming Hamilton Rhododendron Gardens. Drenched in sun-kissed natural beauty both inside and out, Nashville native, Deana Carter, took a seemingly easy route to stardom but instead chose to defy the typical Nashville artist blueprint and make her mark. And she did, taking the industry and ... Matt's Ministry is partnering with the Brasstown Community Center to create a Community Food Pantry. All concerts are free. Red bucket donations are appreciated. Georgia Mountain Fire & Smoke Cooking Festival is a gathering of ceramic cooking fans and experienced cooks from all across the country and Canada. The cooks will be showcasing their skills and talents and will be preparing their specialty recipes all ... Join us at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds for three days of Rodeo fun! Enjoy the best bucking horses, bulls, world class contestants from all over the United States and Canada, and the top-of-the-line specialty acts! This is a family event that will ... All concerts are free. Red bucket donations are appreciated. This annual event raises funds for local food banks. All concerts are free. Red bucket donations are appreciated. Matt's Ministry is partnering with the Brasstown Community Center to create a Community Food Pantry. All concerts are free. Red bucket donations are appreciated. All concerts are free. Red bucket donations are appreciated. Vendor information/application now available. Early bird registration fee $85 until April 10, 2024. Experience the beauty of singing 4 parts unaccompanied. All concerts are free. Red bucket donations are appreciated. All concerts are free. Red bucket donations are appreciated. All concerts are free. Red bucket donations are appreciated. Celebrating the local Cherokee culture including crafts, performers, talks, and historians. Join us for our 48th annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 5, and Sunday, October 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 3rd Annual WNC Festival of Trees sponsored by The Rural Notebook will take place at The Beal Center in Hayesville, NC on November 14-17th. This event will feature beautifully decorated Christmas trees and items sponsored by businesses, ...
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FEE $85 FOR 43RD ANNUAL FESTIVAL ON THE SQUARE UNTIL APRIL 10, 2024
12:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CLAY COUNTY RECREATIONAL NEEDS SURVEY
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CLAY COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS 2024 TRAINING CLASS
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CLAY COUNTY FOOD PANTRY - DOUBLE YOUR CONTRIBUTION THROUGH MATCHING PROGRAM
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CLASSES START MARCH 31ST AT WILLIAM HOLLAND LAPIDARY SCHOOL
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
TELL IT LIKE IT IS - STORY SWAP
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
JEREMY CAMP - VIP MEET AND GREET EXPERIENCE
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Women's Unity Conference
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CHAMBER DIRECTOR JIM RICH AT WKRK RADI0
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
THE NEW QUINTET CONCERT - FOLK SCHOOL
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
“Unforgettable” – The Music and Life of Nat King Cole
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
PANCAKE BREAKFAST TO BENEFIT HAMILTON GARDENS
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
BRASSTOWN CONCERT ASSOCIATION PRESENTS: YOUNG ARTISTS
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
TELL IT LIKE IT IS - STORY SWAP
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CHAMBER DIRECTOR JIM RICH AT WKRK RADI0
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
EASTER EGG HUNT
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Paint a Watercolor Sky
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Randall Bramblett
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
EASTER EGG HUNT ON THE HAYESVILLE SQUARE
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
ICL: Outdoors & Hiking in Southern Appalachians
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ICL: Improving Your Bridge Skills
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ICL: Ukulele 101
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
ICL: Counted Cross Stitch
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ICL: Photographing Spring’s Wildflowers
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Safe Handgun Handling: Classroom & Range
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ICL: Yin Yoga
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
ICL: Gentle Yoga
12:30 PM
ICL: Cults, Sects, and New Religious Movements
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
ICL: Blacksmithing - Making Garden Tools for Spring
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ICL: Learn the Basics of Charcoal Drawing
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
ICL: Photographing Spring’s Wildflowers - Course II
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ICL: How Happiness Thinks
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ICL: Tidbits of Towns County History
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ICL: Quilt Board Painting
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
John Brown: An Evening of Jazz
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Kanstyx: Kansas and Styx Tribute
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Super Foods Cooking Class
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
ICL: Beginning Mah-Jongg
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ICL: Creating Beautiful Watercolor Paintings Confidently
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ICL: Learn to Play Card Games
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
ICL: Beginner's Pickleball
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2024 Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival
The Rhododendron Festival
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ICL: Dealing with Grief
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
THE DRIFTERS - SMOKY MOUNTAIN CENTER
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Darin and Brooke Aldridge: Bluegrass Gospel
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
ICL: Henrietta, The Chic Chick
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
APRIL WINE PAIRING DINNER AT MURPHY'S CHOPHOUSE
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
OPEN MIC NIGHT - STORIES ON THE SQUARE
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Dustin Lynch: Killed the Cowboy Tour
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
ROYAL TEA PARTY AT THE BEAL CENTER
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ICL: Tuscany Topiaries
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Concerts at Eller Holler
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
THE BARRICADE BOYS - WEST END PARTY
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Memory Lane Classic Car Show
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
ALWAYS OLIVIA: AN OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN TRIBUTE
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
2.2 MILE WALK - VETERAN SUICIDE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
MAY DAY PARADE AND MAYPOLE DANCE
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
ICL: Alcohol Ink Painting for Beginners
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
38 Special
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Lies and Pies
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Switched on Piano Classical Series 2.0
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
ICL: Easy and Delicious Superfoods for Entertaining
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
FIRST ANNUAL STEPS FOR HOPE - MAY RUN-WALK-A-THON
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ICL: Defining Spring with Acrylics
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CLAY COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS 2024 SPRING PLANT SALE
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Run for the Rhodos 5k
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
BRASSTOWN CONCERT ASSOCIATION PRESENTS: VEGA STRING QUARTET
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Top of Georgia Plein Aire Festival
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Hiawassee Highlands Wine Festival
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Deana Carter
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CCCRA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES MASON PARKER BAND
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Georgia Mountain Fire & Smoke Cooking Festival
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Hiawassee Pro Rodeo
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
CCCRA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES RUN KATIE RUN
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
EMPTY BOWLS - JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
CCCRA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES JOE AVERAGE BAND
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CCCRA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES GNARLY FINGERS
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CCCRA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES SUGAH AND THE CUBES
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
43RD ANNUAL FESTIVAL ON THE SQUARE - 2024
7:00 PM - 4:00 PM
29TH ANNUAL FOLK SCHOOL SHAPENOTE SINGING
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
CCCRA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES HUSH MONEY
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CCCRA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES SOUTHERN VANTAGE
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CCCRA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES WYATT ESPALIN & THE RIVERSTONES
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cherokee Heritage Festival
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL FALL FESTIVAL
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
3rd Annual WNC Festival of Trees
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM